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No. 346,625. Patented Aug; 3, 1886.

PETER WV. WARNER, OE HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR TO THE A. \V. C.

CURRY COMB COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,625, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed May 5, 1885. Serial No. 164.502. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER W. WARNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hastings, in the county of Adams and State of Nebraska,haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Curry-Combs; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of currycombs provided with scrapingattachments for cleaning the comb-bars; and my invention consists in acomb having a spring-catch extending downward from the handle andengaging with the frame of the scraper below the handle, as fully setforth hereinafter, and as shown in the drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is aplan View, inverted, of my improved curry-comb. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection. Fig.3 is a rear view, and Fig. 4. is a face and edge View, ofthe spring-catch.

The body A of the comb is constructed in any suitable manner. As shown,it is the ordinary Lawrence comb-body supporting the ordinary U-shapedbent bars. The usual side handle, I, is secured to the tang t, and ascraping or clearing frame, A, consisting of a rectangularly-bent wire,is hinged at one end to the comb-body and supports the scrapingbladesto. The scraping blades or bars have heretofore been made either in theshape of flat strips or of flat strips with lips or flanges at theedges,

. which flanges scrape against and clean the sides of the comb-bars.Both of these con structions are objectionable. Inth'e first instancethe bars are weak and are apt to be bent out of place, so as not to workeffectively. In 0 the second instance the flanges are apt to be dentedor bent inward, so as not to scrape closely against the sides of thecomb-bars. To overcome these objections, I curve each scraper-bar atransversely, as shown in Fig. 2, the 5 curvature not only impartingstiffness and rigidity to the bar, so that it will not bend transverselyin the act of carrying it to and from the comb-body, but further servingto insure the contact of the edgeswith the sides of the comb-bars, asany resistance to the out- 5c ward motion of the scraper-bar tends toflatten it to a slight extent and cause the edges to scrape closelyagainst the sides of the combbars.

The scraping-blades a may be separate strips secured at the ends to theframe A, or they may be parts of a plate slotted for the passage of thecomb-bars.

Heretofore it has been the custom, in combs having scraper attachments,to arrange the CC spring clasp or catch which holds the scraper firmlyin place at the edge of the comb, the result being that the said catchisvery apt to te struck and injured when the comb is hit against a hardbody for the purpose of detaching the combings. To avoid this objectionand further facilitate the operations, I arrange the catch at the rearof the comb-body, where it is fully protected and out of the way.

The catch may be of any suitable construc- 7c tion. As shown, itconsists of a spring-blade,

B, perforated for the passage of the tang which holds itin place, andbent to form ashoulder, 0c, and an inclinedterminal lip, so that as theframe A is swung into position it will force back the spring-blade untilthe shoulder a: catches beneath the frame and holds the same in place,but without preventing it from being again swung outward upon theapplication of suflicient pressure to force back the catch. By hangingthe spring-blade to the tang of the comb it is brought directly beneaththe side handle and is so protected by the latter and held out of theway that it is little liable to be injured.

Without limiting myself to the precise arrangement and construction ofparts shown, I claim The combination of the comb-body,sidehan- -dle,scraper hinged to the combbody, and 0 spring-catch extending downwardfrom the handle and provided with ashoulderarranged to engage with theframe of the scraper below the handle, substantially as set forth.

. PETER W. WARNER.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL E. FURRY, G. H. TANNER.

